Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission
Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness)
Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
STARTING OF HORSES
Section 205.373 - Scoring of horses/coming to starting gate

After one or two preliminary warming up scores the Starter shall notify the drivers to come to the starting gate. During or before the parade the drivers must be informed as to the number of scores permitted. The horses shall be brought to the starting gate no nearer than 1/8 of a mile before the start as the racetrack will permit. On mile tracks horses will be brought to the Starting gate at the head of the stretch.